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being detained showed signs of torture the man behind the and to corruption if it crown prince mohammed bin salma is due to visit the u.s. in six days the presidential election in syria and is going to a runoff in two weeks time opposition leader judas bio won the first round but fall short of a majority he's up against. the ruling old people's congress party candidates one of them will replace the president in a spy koroma who served his maximum two years inside story is up next. it's candidates but i'm the one likely winner but he may putin's tight grip on the kremlin is mind eighteen years now and when the russian people voice on march the eighty days every indication that they will return him to power is full presidential time. follow the russian elections here on al-jazeera. the u.s. walls the u.n. act now on syria always good to loan say when asked last backed by a bus to have made some how washington says enough is enough but what will the trump administration do this is a inside story.

drum for arms sales to saudi arabia at a meeting in the white house with the visiting crime prince mohammed bin salma but on capitol hill senate says have been critical of saudi arabia's war and given the u.s. government's involvement.

saudi crown prince mohammed bin salma is on a charm offensive in the united states as he meets u.s. leaders and signs major business deals and zalman is promoting himself as a social and economic reform reinventing his kingdom for the modern era it's possible his first major foreign trip having just wrapped up a visit to the u.k. but since his rise to power the crown prince has been a controversial figure a saudi bombing campaign in yemen has contributed to one of the world's west's humanitarian crises and reports and also a much of a plan to reshape the political map of the middle east and fracture the gulf cooperation council. in a secret meeting of arab leaders on the us in the red sea organized by lebanese american businessman. exclaimed george need to organize the power some at least in twenty fifteen five middle east leaders were on the guest list it was mohammed bin salmon then deputy crown prince of saudi arabia mohammed bin zayed the crown prince of abu dhabi egyptian president abdul fattah el-sisi the crown prince of bahrain prince soundman the king abdullah of jordan midd

dollars five hundred donald trump boasts about us on sales to saudi arabia as the host prime prince mohammed bin salma. the name julie with all of this is al jazeera live from london also coming up with origins in the u.s. in europe demand answers from facebook over its role in a day to scandal the scene the c.e.o. of a u.k. athletics firm suspended syrian state t.v. says a rebel rocket attack is killed thirty five civilians in a market in damascus and to rush out with not very much luck twenty three diplomats expelled by britain leave from moscow. one welcome to the program saudi arabia's crown prince mohammed bin solomon has met the u.s. president at the white house with donald trump using the income so from an unusual full so opportunity to display a large costs to illustrate the benefits that arms sales to riyadh bring the u.s. rights groups say those sales should not be made to said here a.b.l. which is leading a campaign and gehman against the hooty rebels alan fischer reports now from washington. it was a looky rival for such a high profile visit the crown prince from saudi arabia did not go in

media but his crown prince mohammed bin salma out of saudi arabia really a reform of. his father's call him a reformer even a revolutionary his critics say he's guilty of war crimes in yemen the thirty two year old crown prince of saudi arabia mohammed bin so model m.b.a.'s who claims he's cracking down on corruption and championing women's rights is currently touring the united states but is the real m.b.'s and is the kingdom of saudi arabia really on a path to reform and moderation joining me now to debate this jamal khashoggi a prominent saudi journalist and former royal family advisor currently self exile in washington d.c. who has said the crown prince is acting like putin and becoming saudi's own supremely leader and a supporter of m.p.'s who is executive director of the arabia foundation and author of the book the saudi kingdom between the jihadi hama and the iranian and phil thank you both for joining me on outfront jamal let me start with you you've compared your crown prince to putin to iran's supreme leader you said he's creating quote an interesting form of

will be raising her concerns about human rights in saudi arabia when she meets the crown prince mohammed bin salma has been meeting the queen at buckingham palace for lunch the start of a three day trip to the u.k. . south korea's president says it's too early to be optimistic about progress with the north in jail and says he has no plans to ease sanctions against pyongyang had about historic summit with the leader kim jong il for next month. another aide to donald trump has quit chief economic advisor gary coleman a critic of the president's controversial tariffs on steel imports he's the latest in a series of high profile resignations from the white house his departure is another sign that donald trump's plans to increase tariffs on steel and aluminum has angered many even within his own republican party white house correspondent kimberly helka tracking that story for us this guy was seen as being very business friendly kimberly so where does this leave the administration. well it's interesting that where does this leave the administration but let's broaden that out a little bit peter let's talk

drum for arms sales to saudi arabia the missing in the white house with the visiting crime prince mohammed bin salma but on capitol hill senate says i've been critical of saudi arabia's war and given the u.s. government's involvement in it ellen fisher reports that from washington. it was a looky arrival for such a high profile visit the crown prince from saudi arabia did not go in through the front door but soon find himself in the oval office and the u.s. president donald trump addressing mainly a domestic audience took the opportunity to outline the financial importance of the sided relationship some of the things that have been approved and are currently under construction and will be delivered so the review very soon this is mohammed been summoned second visit to the white house in a year and he was keen to point out this was the continuation of an old alliance we are the oldest ally first of american the middle east right now more than eighty years but there was a warning from the president to saudi arabia and others in the region whether it's on arabia or other countries as we know there will

the saudi crown prince mohammed bin salma arrives in the u.k. on wednesday where he's expected to meet the queen and prime minister tourism a saudi arabia is a key trading part of a britain but there's opposition to closer ties between the two countries. explains . mohamed been some money is visiting london and he wants everyone to know about its adverts like these have been placed across the capital portraying the crown prince as a friend of britain a reformist who is changing his kingdom for the better. the british government is rolling out the red carpet for m.b.a.'s as he's known in what's the thirty two year old's first official visit to the u.k. since being appointed heir apparent. britain is saudi second most important partner for arms sales and security with british companies selling billions of dollars worth of military equipment so the saudis the u.k. government which is preparing for post breaks its economy means to boost the amount of trade in other centers true. it's why prime minister to raise a may in foreign secretary boris johns

departure it does it actually in cooperation with the kingdom's young and powerful crown prince mohammed bin salma he and he's already a partner in the softening vision fund that was set up in twenty sixteen now soft bank's chief executive says that he finds synergy with between the two because saudi arabia's vision twenty seven thousand reform plan also aims to reduce the country's dependence on oil and that is actually a good match for the fans long term vision for innovation and banks masayoshi son is also a strong advocate of kean and the decency to twenty eleven fukushima nuclear disaster and yes actually taken on a couple of clean energy projects so there's a lot of innovation that saudi arabia could tap on from soft thing namely in the battery and other forms of clean energy such as battery storage which is pretty important in the clean energy industry. you know what does it mean if a major player in the in the industry like mike makes a large bet on solo well so face actually diversify it's got lots of investments in yahoo yahoo to grab to into many other types of from technology and clean

she will be raising concerns about human rights in saudi arabia when she meets the crown prince mohammed bin salma has now arrived at buckingham palace to meet her majesty queen elizabeth at the start of his new kate visit he's due to meet some of his may and cabinet ministers later saudi arabia is a major trading partner for britain especially as it prepares to leave the european union post bricks that activists say business shouldn't be put ahead of human rights jamal sheil joins us live now from outside buckingham palace they put together this sort of cooperation council both sides here stand to make a lot of money if their trade carries on going where historically has gone before. indeed yes i mean that council still hasn't been announced officially yes we have heard about it off the record during off the record briefings with officials here will be announced after having some man meets with prime minister may he is currently now having lunch behind me with the u.k. head of state queen elizabeth as her guest but as you mentioned obviously there is a lot of controversy surrounding this visit pa

ministration they've emerged as the country's crown prince continues his high profile visit to the u.s. a new york times is reporting that mohammed bin salma worked with lobbyists to push president trump into positions favoring a saudi arabia and the united arab emirates from washington. the latest high profile meeting for saudis crown prince sitting down with u.s. defense secretary james mattis at the pentagon are not unique and going on one in the room if you count the crown prince was received at the white house at the start of his trip five hundred twenty five million dollars that's peanuts for you here but nearly leaked documents suggest he's been trying to influence president donald trump long before his visit began the new york times says a lebanese american businessman george nida who's a political advisor to the effect of ruler of the u.a.e. what for more than a year to influence eliot brody a powerful member of the republican national committee neither is said to have offered broady business deals on behalf of saudi arabia and the u.a.e. to try to exert influence over white house policy policies which advocated confrontational ap